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Originally posted by nostatic
You can still buy a whole album for your ipod. And listen to it front to back. What is the big problem here? The ipod gives you *choice* in how you listen.
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I know, but in this instance, choice may not be a good thing, that's my point. I know it isn't for me! I hear a new song, sounds good, so I look it up on iTunes, listen to the 30 second blurbs of the other 9 songs on the album, think "ahh, not worth $10, when I can buy the one song for $1."
My guess is that a lot of people exercise their choice to only buy the one hit song, because the others on the album are more subtle or take some time to warm up to. When albums or CDs were the only choice, it seemed like an artist could take more risks with those songs, and those risks seem to produce some of the best, most enduring songs (to me at least).